The Crown

The Prince, the Beloved,
Upon whom God’s favor rests,
Scourged to the point of death,
Can we truly call Him blessed?

Bloodied, beaten, battered,
Spat upon, punched and bullied,
Bearing it passively,
His pride was never sullied?

Collapsed in a corner,
There wearing His new made crown,
The thorns they tore His flesh,
While a Roman played the clown.

A mystery so harsh
Causing me consternation,
The King of all that is
Accepts humiliation?

Faith alone revealed it,
Scion of the Trinity
Emptied Himself; Body,
Blood, Soul and Divinity.

—Mark J. Goodman

Next
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

Theistic Transhumanism

Peter J. Leithart

Nearly forgotten today, The Martyrdom of Man was once considered a substitute Bible for secularists. Published in…

What Is the Church of England For?

Carl R. Trueman

H. Richard Niebuhr famously denounced the liberal church of his day, summarizing its theology in a single…

The SSPX Leadership Against Scripture and Tradition

George Weigel

The Holy See has declared that, if the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) proceeds with the…